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Table 2 Proximate composition and energy content of porridge varieties

From: Feeding practices and nutrient content of complementary meals in rural central Tanzania: implications for dietary adequacy and nutritional status

Porridge type

Median portiona

n b

Moisture [ %/100 g]

Energy [kcal/100 g]

Ash

Fat

Protein

Available Carbohydrate

Fibre

[ % per 100 g dry weight]

Whole maize flour, Sugar

215

58

83.94 ± 0.59

53.07

0.85 ± 0.01

0.91 ± 0.02

1.00 ± 0.01

10.21

3.09 ± 0.03

Whole maize flour, Groundnuts, Salt

215

58

83.25 ± 0.58

54.55

1.05 ± 0.01

1.20 ± 0.02

1.33 ± 0.01

9.61

3.56 ± 0.04

Whole maize Groundnuts, Salt, Sugar

215

58

83.82 ± 0.59

51.40

0.93 ± 0.01

0.95 ± 0.02

1.19 ± 0.01

9.53

3.58 ± 0.04

Whole maize flour, Baobab flour

215

58

84.16 ± 0.60

47.45

0.96 ± 0.01

0.76 ± 0.01

0.96 ± 0.01

9.19

3.97 ± 0.04

Whole maize flour, Baobab flour, Sugar

215

58

84.40 ± 0.61

47.40

0.89 ± 0.01

0.68 ± 0.01

0.59 ± 0.01

9.74

3.70 ± 0.04

Whole maize flour Sunflower oil, Salt

215

58

83.54 ± 0.58

61.70

0.98 ± 0.01

2.12 ± 0.04

0.99 ± 0.01

9.656

2.71 ± 0.03

Composite flour (Whole maize flour, Finger millet flour, Sardines, Groundnuts, Salt)

315c

10

82.24 ± 0.57

63.92

0.97 ± 0.01

1.84 ± 0.04

1.35 ± 0.01

9.88

3.72 ± 0.04

Whole maize flour, Cow’s milk, Salt

215

79

86.30 ± 0.60

45.43

0.83 ± 0.01

1.17 ± 0.02

1.04 ± 0.01

7.69

2.97 ± 0.03

Dehulled maize flour, Salt

245

74

85.74 ± 0.60

49.68

0.57 ± 0.00

0.48 ± 0.01

0.66 ± 0.01

10.69

1.86 ± 0.02

Dehulled maize flour, Groundnuts, Sugar

245

74

84.15 ± 0.59

52.37

0.83 ± 0.01

0.73 ± 0.01

1.04 ± 0.01

10.41

2.85 ± 0.03

Dehulled maize flour, Cow’s milk, Salt

245

74

88.37 ± 0.63

40.67

0.68 ± 0.00

0.81 ± 0.02

1.29 ± 0.01

7.05

1.80 ± 0.02

Dehulled and soaked maize flour, Salt

220

27

86.48 ± 0.61

47.54

0.54 ± 0.00

0.30 ± 0.01

0.54 ± 0.01

10.68

1.46 ± 0.02

Dehulled and soaked maize flour, Groundnuts, Salt

220

27

86.53 ± 0.61

47.18

0.57 ± 0.00

0.66 ± 0.01

1.02 ± 0.01

9.30

1.93 ± 0.02

Dehulled and soaked maize flour, Baobab, Sugar

220

27

86.68 ± 0.61

46.00

0.82 ± 0.01

0.51 ± 0.01

0.71 ± 0.01

9.65

1.63 ± 0.02

Dehulled and soaked maize flour, Cow’s milk, Sugar

220

27

86.85 ± 0.62

49.56

0.51 ± 0.00

0.63 ± 0.01

0.99 ± 0.01

9.98

1.03 ± 0.01

Whole sorghum flour, Salt

187.5

44

84.53 ± 0.59

47.87

0.98 ± 0.01

0.76 ± 0.01

1.47 ± 0.01

8.80

3.47 ± 0.04

Whole sorghum flour, Groundnuts, Salt

187.5

44

84.61 ± 0.60

48.03

0.86 ± 0.01

1.10 ± 0.02

1.74 ± 0.02

7.79

3.90 ± 0.04

Whole pearl millet flour, Salt

227.5

10

84.25 ± 0.59

45.46

0.97 ± 0.01

0.79 ± 0.02

1.35 ± 0.01

8.24

4.41 ± 0.05

Whole pearl millet flour, Groundnuts, Salt

227.5

10

83.95 ± 0.59

45.27

0.98 ± 0.01

0.85 ± 0.02

1.48 ± 0.01

7.93

4.81 ± 0.05

Whole finger millet flour, Sugar

227.5

10

83.47 ± 0.58

46.16

1.03 ± 0.01

0.86 ± 0.02

1.50 ± 0.01

8.12

5.03 ± 0.06

Fresh cow’s milk, Water, Sugar

150

10

86.83 ± 0.62

66.89

0.54 ± 0.00

3.27 ± 0.06

2.29 ± 0.02

7.07

NA

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD on a dry-weight basis. NA-not analysed
  2. a Infant median portion sizes in grams per meal recorded from the 24-hour dietary recall among infants aged 6–11 months
  3. b Number of infants reported to have consumed the meal on the day of the 24-hour dietary recall. Infants who had 2 or more meals per day consumed same or a different type of porridge
  4. cConsumed by 9–11 months-old infants only